Here are the top performers from the Abilene high schools vying to be the Reporter-News Local Player of the Week for the week ending May 15.
We continue to give you a vote in the Player of the Week selection process. The poll opens Tuesday this week at 2 p.m. and stays open through Thursday at 2 p.m. The winner will be announced Thursday night and in Friday’s paper.
This year, the public vote will account for part of the selection process.
The six nominees for the Week of May 10-May 15 are:
Amyah Starks, Abilene High, Softball
Starks made the most of two games against Southlake Carroll in the region quarterfinals. She finished with five RBIs in the two games. Starks had a four-RBI effort in Game 2 that included a go-ahead three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Reed Hughes, Wylie, Baseball
Hughes delivered the big hit as his RBI triple proved to be the game winner as the Bulldogs beat El Paso Andress in a one-game area playoff.
Minely Avila, Wylie, Softball
Avila made her final two games count, including a Game 2 victory to hold off elimination. She went 4 for 4 with a pit of doubles and an RBI in the 9-5 win. In Game 3, Avila provided the only offense with a three-run home run. She also caught all 14 innings behind the plate.
Dash Albus & Brooks Gay, Wylie, Baseball
The usual starters combined to take care of business in Wylie’s one-game playoff. Albus pitched four shutout, one-hit innings with three walks and four strikeouts, but got the no decision. Gay came in for the final three innings, allowing one earned run on two hits with a walk and four strikeouts to get the win in the 3-2 victory against Andress.
Kaleigha Kemp, Cooper, Softball
Kemp helped pace a Lady Cougar offense that has been historic this postseason once again in a sweep of El Paso Hanks. She went 3 for 4 with a double and a team-high three RBIs in the 9-7, Game 1 win. She followed with four hits, including two home runs, three runs scored and another team-high four RBIs in Game 2’s 15-8 victory to reach the region semifinals for the first time since 1996.
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Jordan Hofeditz covers Abilene high schools and colleges, Big Country schools and other local sports. Follow him on Twitter at @jhofeditz. If you appreciate locally drive news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.
